Our School

Our mission is to provide young women an opportunity to achieve high school and college academic success simultaneously while nurturing self-confidence and developing leadership skills in an academically rigorous environment.

Inspired by a vision that all young women will have the opportunity to develop as leaders shaping their lives for success, Florence Crittenton Services of Arizona, Inc. spearheaded the "Crittenton Bill" legislation enabling us to launch GLAAZ, the first public all-girls school in Arizona. GLAAZ is a special place where young women are empowered to find their voices as leaders in their own lives, in their communities, and in the world.

Chief Academic Officer

Dawn Woods, M.A. Education,serves as Chief Academic Officer at the Girls Leadership Academy of Arizona (GLAAZ),and has worked as an educator for 25 years.

She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona (BA Secondary Education/major in Spanish), M.A. Education (counseling) from the University of Phoenix, and her Principal Certification from Northern Arizona University (NAU).

She began her career as a Spanish teacher and also spent time teaching English at a women’s college in Japan. Dawn also worked as a guidance counselor at the secondary level for many years and most recently as an administrator at the high school level.

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MISSION

TO PROVIDE YOUNG WOMEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ACADEMIC SUCCESS SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE NURTURING SELF-CONFIDENCE AND DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS ENVIRONMENT.

My experience at GLAAZ has been very exciting and successful to me. This high school has helped me develop my leadership skills a little more and be more open about the future ahead of me.

Doryck

GLAAZ has opened so many doors for me and has given me the tools I need to be successful. I really love the open and accepting environment.

Janessa

GLAAZ has helped me to reach my full potential, and I can truly say that the future is looking bright. Everyone here honestly wants to see me do well and cares about my well-being.

Dorcas

GLAAZ has prepared me well with many things in life, and it has prepared me to become a more confident young woman.